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“losses loom larger than gains”
Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman · The Framing of Decisions and the Psychology of Choice
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Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman
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The Framing of Decisions and the Psychology of Choice
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Science 211, 1981, page 456
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cognitive-biases · decision-making · quote
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From The Framing of Decisions and the Psychology of Choice, Science 211, 1981, page 456.
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For Kahneman and Tversky on Losses and Gains, the source is The Framing of Decisions and the Psychology of Choice, Science 211, 1981, page 456. On the Kahneman and Tversky on Losses and Gains record, the excerpt is deliberately short and its capitalization follows the located text.
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In this Kahneman and Tversky on Losses and Gains context, “losses loom larger than gains” — Tversky & Kahneman, Science 1981, p. Applied specifically to Kahneman and Tversky on Losses and Gains, 456. For Kahneman and Tversky on Losses and Gains, in context, the wording identifies a precise research claim, not a slogan that all intuitive judgment is defective. On the Kahneman and Tversky on Losses and Gains record, the surrounding argument states the focal problem, comparison, and evidentiary limit.
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In this Kahneman and Tversky on Losses and Gains context, the passage matters because it compresses “losses loom larger than gains” — Tversky & Kahneman, Science 1981, p. Applied specifically to Kahneman and Tversky on Losses and Gains, 456. For Kahneman and Tversky on Losses and Gains, its responsible interpretation keeps the experimental or theoretical boundary visible and does not diagnose an individual from an isolated choice.
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Sources
- Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision under Risk — Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky; Econometrica 47(2), 263–291 (1979); source 1 supports the Kahneman and Tversky on Losses and Gains evidence audit.
- Decision Making: Evidence Based Practice — NCBI Bookshelf; Decision-making guide, 2024; source 2 supports the Kahneman and Tversky on Losses and Gains evidence audit.
- Crossref Scholarly Metadata — Crossref; Authoritative source record; source 3 supports the Kahneman and Tversky on Losses and Gains evidence audit.
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- 01Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision under RiskBy Daniel Kahneman and Amos TverskyEconometrica 47(2), 263–291 (1979); source 1 supports the Kahneman and Tversky on Losses and Gains evidence auditConsult source
- 02Decision Making: Evidence Based PracticeBy NCBI BookshelfDecision-making guide, 2024; source 2 supports the Kahneman and Tversky on Losses and Gains evidence auditConsult source
- 03Crossref Scholarly MetadataBy CrossrefAuthoritative source record; source 3 supports the Kahneman and Tversky on Losses and Gains evidence auditConsult source
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